Weile Waile

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E2 D ||
W:There was an old woman and she lived in the woods,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:There was an old woman and she lived in the woods,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:She had a baby three months old,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:She had a baby three months old,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:She had a penknife long and sharp,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:She had a penknife long and sharp,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:There were three loud knocks came a knockin' at the door,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:There were three loud knocks came a knockin' at the door,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:There were three policemen and a man,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:There were three policemen and a man,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:Are you the woman that killed the child?
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:Are you the woman that killed the child?
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:They took her away and the put her into jail,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:They took her away and the put her into jail,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:They put a rope around her neck,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:They put a rope around her neck,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:They pulled the rope and she was hung,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:They pulled the rope and she was hung,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:And that was the end of the woman in the woods
W:Weile, weile, waile
W:And that was the end of the baby too,
W:Down by the river Saile.